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KCR  6
@BAL  1
BOS  3
CAL  2

(10)
CAL  4
@BOS  0

CHW  9
CLE  8

OAK  4
@MIL  1

MIN  4
NYY  3

(10)
TEX  9
DET  7

SEA  7
@TOR  1

STL  8
@LAD  6

(12)
MON  8
HOU  5

NYM  7
CIN  3

PHI  7
ATL  0

PIT  4
@SDP  3

CHC  6
@SFG  3

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 25,604

Sunday, July 8, 1984
Time of Game: 2:18
Royals
6
39-43
Won 1
5th, 4 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  4    6  8  0
Orioles         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  0
W: Bud Black (10-6), L: Dennis Martinez (2-5)
Orioles
1
46-39
Lost 1
3rd, 11½ GB

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .276  .722              2   0   
P Sheridan RF                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .329  .836              0   0   SB
G Brett 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .277  .852              0   8   2B
J Orta DH                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .824              0   0   
  H McRae PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .694              0   0   
  B Davis PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .147  .417              0   0   
D Iorg LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .563              1   0   
  D Motley PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .768              2   0   
S Balboni 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .238  .795             13   0   IW
D Slaught C                   4   2   2   3    0   0  .237  .633              8   0   HR,3B
B Biancalana 2B               4   0   0   0    0   4  .250  .618              0   2   
U Washington SS               4   1   1   1    0   0  .234  .602              1   0   HR

B Black P                                                                     0   1
Totals                       35   6   8   0    2   9                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: G Brett (11, off D Martinez).
3B: D Slaught (2, off D Martinez).
HR: U Washington (1, off T Martinez; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); D Slaught (1, off T Martinez; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out).
IBB: S Balboni (2, by T Martinez).
TB: D Slaught 7; U Washington 4; G Brett 3; P Sheridan 2; H McRae.
RBI: D Slaught 3 (20); U Washington (10); G Brett (32).
2-out RBI: U Washington.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Baserunning Events
SB: P Sheridan (13, 2nd base off D Martinez/F Rayford).
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Sakata 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .173  .406              3   5   
F Rayford C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .302  .759              9   0   
C Ripken SS                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .290  .853              1   3   HR
E Murray 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .315  .939             11   0   
G Roenicke LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .729              1   0   
B Ayala DH                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .155  .489              0   0   
M Young RF                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .245  .750              1   0   
J Shelby CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .193  .515              1   1   
T Cruz 3B                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .213  .533              0   0   

D Martinez P                                                                  0   1
  T Martinez P                                                                0   0
Totals                       30   1   3   0    1   8                         27  10
Batting Events
HR: C Ripken (14, off B Black; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: C Ripken 4; F Rayford 2.
RBI: C Ripken (43).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 0.

Pitching Stats

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Black, W (10-6)              9     3   1   1    1   8   1   3.35   31     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1· 3     84    -     0.94   0.51
Totals                         9     3   1   1    1   8   1          31     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1· 3           -  
Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Martinez, L (2-5)            7.1   5   2   2    1   6   0   4.65   28     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0· 5     65    -     0.85   0.11
T Martinez                     1.2   3   4   4    1   3   2   3.75    9     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 3          1-0    0.75  -0.10
Totals                         9     8   6   6    2   9   2          37     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 8          1-0 
Balks: None.
WP: D Martinez (3); T Martinez (10).
HBP: None.
IBB: T Martinez (8; S Balboni).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Rich Garcia.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 25,604.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        Baltimore Orioles                            
1. Willie Wilson                CF       1. Lenn Sakata                  2B
2. Pat Sheridan                 RF       2. Floyd Rayford                 C
3. George Brett                 3B       3. Cal Ripken                   SS
4. Jorge Orta                   DH       4. Eddie Murray                 1B
5. Dane Iorg                    LF       5. Gary Roenicke                LF
6. Steve Balboni                1B       6. Benny Ayala                  DH
7. Don Slaught                   C       7. Mike Young                   RF
8. Buddy Biancalana             2B       8. John Shelby                  CF
9. U L Washington               SS       9. Todd Cruz                    3B

   Bud Black                     P          Dennis Martinez               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t9 1 12- RRR 12% 99% 2-1 KCR D. Slaught T. Martinez Home Run; Davis Scores; Balboni Scores
b4 1 --- R -12% 61% 0-2 BAL C. Ripken B. Black Home Run
t3 1 -2- R 9% 72% 1-0 KCR G. Brett D. Martinez Single; Sheridan Scores
t1 1 1-- 8% 59% 0-0 KCR G. Brett D. Martinez Double; Sheridan to 3B
t1 1 -23 O -7% 51% 0-0 KCR J. Orta D. Martinez Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson D. Martinez Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1 --- 2% 50% 0-0 KCR P. Sheridan D. Martinez Single
t1 1 1-- 8% 59% 0-0 KCR G. Brett D. Martinez Double; Sheridan to 3B
t1 1 -23 O -7% 51% 0-0 KCR J. Orta D. Martinez Strikeout
t1 2 -23 O -6% 45% 0-0 KCR D. Iorg D. Martinez Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bud Black facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 BAL L. Sakata B. Black Strikeout
b1 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 BAL F. Rayford B. Black Flyball: CF
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 BAL C. Ripken B. Black Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 KCR S. Balboni D. Martinez Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- 7% 55% 0-0 KCR D. Slaught D. Martinez Triple
t2 1 --3 R 4% 59% 0-0 KCR B. Biancalana D. Martinez Wild Pitch; Slaught Scores
t2 1 --- O -1% 57% 1-0 KCR B. Biancalana D. Martinez Strikeout Looking
t2 2 --- O -1% 56% 1-0 KCR U. Washington D. Martinez Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Bud Black facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 3% 59% 0-1 BAL E. Murray B. Black Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1 --- O 2% 60% 0-1 BAL G. Roenicke B. Black Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2 --- O 1% 62% 0-1 BAL B. Ayala B. Black Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O -2% 59% 1-0 KCR W. Wilson D. Martinez Flyball: 1B
t3 1 --- 2% 62% 1-0 KCR P. Sheridan D. Martinez Single
t3 1 1-- 2% 63% 1-0 KCR G. Brett D. Martinez Sheridan Steals 2B
t3 1 -2- R 9% 72% 1-0 KCR G. Brett D. Martinez Single; Sheridan Scores
t3 1 1-- O -2% 70% 2-0 KCR J. Orta D. Martinez Groundout: CF-2B/Forceout at 2B; Orta to 1B
t3 2 1-- O -2% 68% 2-0 KCR D. Iorg D. Martinez Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Bud Black facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- O 3% 71% 0-2 BAL M. Young B. Black Strikeout Looking
b3 1 --- O 2% 73% 0-2 BAL J. Shelby B. Black Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2 --- -1% 71% 0-2 BAL T. Cruz B. Black Walk
b3 2 1-- O 2% 74% 0-2 BAL L. Sakata B. Black Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O -2% 72% 2-0 KCR S. Balboni D. Martinez Flyball: SS
t4 1 --- O -1% 71% 2-0 KCR D. Slaught D. Martinez Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2 --- O -1% 70% 2-0 KCR B. Biancalana D. Martinez Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Bud Black facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O 3% 73% 0-2 BAL F. Rayford B. Black Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1 --- R -12% 61% 0-2 BAL C. Ripken B. Black Home Run
b4 1 --- O 2% 63% 1-2 BAL E. Murray B. Black Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2 --- O 1% 64% 1-2 BAL G. Roenicke B. Black Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O -2% 62% 2-1 KCR U. Washington D. Martinez Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1 --- O -2% 60% 2-1 KCR W. Wilson D. Martinez Strikeout
t5 2 --- O -1% 59% 2-1 KCR P. Sheridan D. Martinez Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Bud Black facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 3% 63% 1-2 BAL B. Ayala B. Black Strikeout Looking
b5 1 --- O 2% 65% 1-2 BAL M. Young B. Black Strikeout Looking
b5 2 --- O 2% 67% 1-2 BAL J. Shelby B. Black Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- O -3% 64% 2-1 KCR G. Brett D. Martinez Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1 --- O -2% 62% 2-1 KCR J. Orta D. Martinez Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2 --- O -1% 61% 2-1 KCR D. Iorg D. Martinez Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Bud Black facing 9-1-2
b6 0 --- O 4% 65% 1-2 BAL T. Cruz B. Black Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1 --- O 3% 68% 1-2 BAL L. Sakata B. Black Flyball: LF
b6 2 --- -2% 66% 1-2 BAL F. Rayford B. Black Single
b6 2 1-- O 4% 70% 1-2 BAL C. Ripken B. Black Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- O -2% 68% 2-1 KCR S. Balboni D. Martinez Flyball: 2B
t7 1 --- O -2% 66% 2-1 KCR D. Slaught D. Martinez Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2 --- O -1% 65% 2-1 KCR B. Biancalana D. Martinez Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Bud Black facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- O 5% 69% 1-2 BAL E. Murray B. Black Strikeout
b7 1 --- O 3% 73% 1-2 BAL G. Roenicke B. Black Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2 --- O 2% 75% 1-2 BAL B. Ayala B. Black Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 9-1-2
t8 0 --- O -2% 73% 2-1 KCR U. Washington D. Martinez Flyball: 2B
t8 1 --- 2% 75% 2-1 KCR W. Wilson D. Martinez Walk
Tippy Martinez replaces Dennis Martinez pitching
t8 1 1-- O -3% 73% 2-1 KCR P. Sheridan T. Martinez Strikeout
t8 2 1-- O -2% 70% 2-1 KCR G. Brett T. Martinez Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Bud Black facing 7-8-9
b8 0 --- O 6% 77% 1-2 BAL M. Young B. Black Strikeout Looking
b8 1 --- O 5% 81% 1-2 BAL J. Shelby B. Black Lineout: SS
b8 2 --- O 3% 84% 1-2 BAL T. Cruz B. Black Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Tippy Martinez facing 4-5-6
Hal McRae pinch hits for Jorge Orta (DH) batting 4th
t9 0 --- 2% 86% 2-1 KCR H. McRae T. Martinez Single
Darryl Motley pinch hits for Dane Iorg (LF) batting 5th; Butch Davis pinch runs for Hal McRae (PH) batting 4th
t9 0 1-- O -2% 84% 2-1 KCR D. Motley T. Martinez Strikeout
t9 1 1-- 1% 86% 2-1 KCR S. Balboni T. Martinez Wild Pitch; Davis to 2B
t9 1 -2- 1% 86% 2-1 KCR S. Balboni T. Martinez Intentional Walk
t9 1 12- RRR 12% 99% 2-1 KCR D. Slaught T. Martinez Home Run; Davis Scores; Balboni Scores
t9 1 --- O -0% 98% 5-1 KCR B. Biancalana T. Martinez Strikeout
t9 2 --- R 1% 99% 5-1 KCR U. Washington T. Martinez Home Run
t9 2 --- O 0% 99% 6-1 KCR W. Wilson T. Martinez Flyball: CF
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Royals' Bud Black facing 1-2-3
Darryl Motley moves from PH to LF
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-6 BAL L. Sakata B. Black Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 1 --- -0% 99% 1-6 BAL F. Rayford B. Black Single
b9 1 1-- O 1% 100% 1-6 BAL C. Ripken B. Black Flyball: LF
b9 2 1-- O 0% 100% 1-6 BAL E. Murray B. Black Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 1.

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